PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rich Aces High (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aces High comes to the cage accompanied by Knock em Dead Kid. Brown is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Emanuel - The Hey Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aces High
vs
Brown

189 cm
30
189 lbs
23 - 11 - 0

183 cm
26
195 lbs
20 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Bushido Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Aces High!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Brown!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aces High connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aces High throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brown counters with a head kick. That will keep Aces High thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Brown looks to land a body kick but Aces High moved away.
Aces High misses with a head kick.
Aces High walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brown.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Both fighters circling a little - Brown finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Brown shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brown connects with a leg kick. Aces High looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brown takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Brown throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Aces High is breathing heavily.
Brown tries to clinch there but Aces High circles away.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Rich Aces High has been cut.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Brown tries to clinch but Aces High is having none of it.
Brown throws a right hand that Aces High ducks under and follows up with a left that Aces High also avoids with ease.
Aces High misses with a lunging right hand

and Brown counters with a head kick that drops Aces High to the mat! Aces High scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Aces High is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aces High will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Aces High is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rich Aces High seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Aces High avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.

Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aces High seems to have got his legs back now.
Aces High misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Aces High throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Aces High connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brown scrambles back to his feet.
Aces High cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brown scores with a head kick. Aces High tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Aces High counters with a leg kick.
Aces High blocks a head kick by Brown.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
A head kick by Brown misses
and Aces High counters with a right hand to the body.
Aces High misses with a body kick.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aces High misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aces High throws out the jab.
Aces High blocks a head kick by Brown.
Aces High fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Brown takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aces High.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aces High moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aces High moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aces High cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Brown
and Aces High counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aces High lands a nice shot that snaps Brown's head back.
Brown thows a body kick. Aces High tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Aces High throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aces High fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Aces High is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aces High connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aces High.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aces High throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aces High avoids the head kick by Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rich Aces High's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Aces High lands a nice looking body kick.
Aces High lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Aces High scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
Brown lands a head kick. Aces High smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Aces High misses its intended target.
Aces High lands with a nice body punch.
Aces High takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Aces High bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
Nice jab there from Aces High.
Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brown slips under a jab from Aces High.
Aces High lands the left hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Brown - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brown drives through and clinches with Aces High against the cage.
Aces High is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Aces High avoids the damage to the body.
Brown landing knees to the body.

Aces High manages to break the clinch.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.
Aces High scoring well with a low kick there.
Brown tries to land a front kick but Aces High steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brown scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brown plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aces High throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Aces High lands.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Aces High is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.
Aces High throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brown has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Aces High.
Aces High blocks a head kick by Brown.
Aces High lands a nice shot to the body.
Good exchange - Aces High coming out on top.
Aces High is looking to land body kicks.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Aces High swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aces High scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a right hand that Aces High ducks under and follows up with a left that Aces High also avoids with ease.
Rich Aces High is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Aces High.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aces High jabs Brown to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Aces High!
Aces High feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aces High, as that shot connected.
Good standup being displayed there by Aces High as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aces High misses with a double jab.
Aces High lands a lovely overhand right.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aces High.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aces High thumps Brown with a low kick.
Aces High throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brown feints and then cracks Aces High's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aces High down.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Aces High.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brown looks to land a combination but Aces High avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown lands a head kick!
Brown tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rich Aces High dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rich Aces High's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Aces High scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aces High falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brown counters with a low kick, right behind Aces High 's knee.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
Aces High blocks a head kick by Brown.
A right-left combo lands from Aces High.
Aces High's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brown under the eye.
Aces High will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aces High rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aces High avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown avoids a kick to the body.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aces High throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brown.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Aces High throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Aces High will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Aces High scores with a hook.
Aces High throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aces High misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aces High scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brown moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brown lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aces High takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aces High fakes the leg kick and cracks Brown in the body.
Aces High falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brown counters with a nice body kick.
Aces High showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aces High fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rich Aces High is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown throws a head kick but Aces High moves out of range.
Brown's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aces High with a nice cross.
Aces High misses with a body shot
and Brown counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aces High is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Aces High lands with a shot to the body.
Brown gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Aces High counters with a nice uppercut.
Aces High scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aces High lands a slapping body shot.
Aces High throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brown counters with a good low kick that Aces High was not able to check.
A jab from Aces High misses.
A jab from Aces High finds it's way through Brown's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aces High misses with a wild body shot.
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brown lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Aces High lunges at Brown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brown's hand.
Aces High throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown is looking to slow Aces High down with leg kicks.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Aces High pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
Aces High moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Rich Aces High did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Rich Aces High's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Aces High ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aces High takes one to the chin there.
Aces High swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aces High blocks the body kick.
Aces High thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aces High.
Brown moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Aces High looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Aces High scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Aces High. Beautiful body shot.
Aces High throws a chopping leg kick but Brown manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aces High throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Brown walks into a stiff left hand from Aces High.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aces High.
A combination from Aces High does no damage.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Aces High.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aces High takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aces High connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aces High is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Aces High misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aces High fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aces High showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Brown has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aces High finds it's way round the side to connect with Brown's head.
Aces High tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Aces High.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aces High connects with a high kick.
Brown throws a right and a left that Aces High avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown walks into a jab.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aces High scores with a jab to the body.
Brown throws a series of punches but Aces High moves out of range.
Brown has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aces High.
Brown gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aces High misses with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Aces High. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aces High.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Aces High.
Brown is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aces High connects with a body shot.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Aces High moved away.
Brown checks a leg kick.
Aces High throws a good cross that connects.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Aces High.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aces High swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aces High throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Aces High scores with a one two! Brown had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aces High.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rich Aces High had his way with Mark Brown in that round.
The cut man is working on Rich Aces High's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Aces High avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Aces High as he connects with a hook.
Brown is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Aces High lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown fakes the leg kick and cracks Aces High in the body.
Aces High checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aces High checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brown avoids the body shot from Aces High.
Aces High takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
A head kick from Aces High lands but Brown takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aces High lands a jab to the head.

Brown is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aces High scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brown doesn't seem bothered though.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Aces High finish him?
Aces High takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
Aces High keeps the fight on the outside.
Aces High lands a jab to the nose.
Aces High tries to score with a low kick but Brown moves his leg out of the way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
Aces High throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brown's head.

Aces High drops Brown with a beautiful combination! Brown stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Aces High is looking for the KO!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aces High blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rich Aces High is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aces High lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Aces High.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown moves forwards but Aces High connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aces High cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
Aces High works Brown's body with a nice hook.
A left and a right from Aces High both land. Nice combination.
Brown needs to keep his hands up - Aces High had a free shot at his head there.
Brown throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jab by Aces High.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aces High scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aces High scores with a jab to the head.
Mark Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice combination there by Aces High.
Aces High lands with a nice body punch.
Brown takes one on the button.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Aces High pushes him off.
Brown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Aces High closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Aces High throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Aces High moves away from the strike by Brown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aces High fails to land with a series of punches.
Aces High lands with an uppercut that bounces Brown off the cage and back into range.
Brown takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aces High misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brown counters with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown throws a leg kick but Aces High moved away.
Aces High scores with a nice head shot.
Aces High moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Aces High scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Aces High throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Aces High punishes Brown's body with a nice straight punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Aces High showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aces High has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:46
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 48:47
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Aces High!
Rich Aces High retains his middleweight title!